Results 1-4 of 4 for waste management speaker:Patricia Ryan

Spending of Public Funds by the Government: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2024)

Patricia Ryan: ...would be warm. It seems it is better to spend that money on phone pouches instead. Is the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, listening to me? I could say I am shocked at the Government's ludicrous decision to waste €9 million. However, it has a long and costly history of wasting public funds, from bicycle sheds and security huts to the never-ending national children's hospital...

Defence Forces: Motions (5 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: ...expense of our neutrality. We have the resurgence of discussions on neutrality in the wake of a war in Ukraine. We have seen the attitude, in true Churchillian style, to never let a good crisis go to waste. We must have a referendum on neutrality and there must be a reasonable debate to ensure that our citizens have the chance to hear the arguments for and against before making an...

Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: ...haulage companies that facilitated strike-breaking. Unfortunately, the liquidator broke the agreement on level 5 restrictions to remove stock from the Newbridge store. This was facilitated by the management of the Whitewater Shopping Centre. It is six years since a liquidator was appointed to Clerys. The Government commissioned the Duffy Cahill report in the wake of that debacle and has...

Scrambler Motorbikes and Quad Bikes: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2020)

Patricia Ryan: ...on bogland near Carbury in County Kildare during the summer. It is thought that bike engines, chains or exhausts may have ignited the dry underbrush. The fire, which was beside the Bord na Móna Drehid waste management disposal plant, took several units of Kildare Fire Service and the aid of the Air Corps helicopter to bring it under control. Local authorities should explore the...